The Building Blocks
Broadsheet Publication
14 x 20 in.
Fall 2020
A large format autobiographical publication.
PROCESS:
THREE GRIDS, THREE CHAPTERS:
THREE GRIDS, THREE CHAPTERS:
The layout was built upon three grids, each representative of a different chapter of my life—hence the name The Building Blocks.
FRONT DOORS OF ELEMENTRARY SCHOOLNEW ORLEANS, LA
MY HOMENEW ORLEANS, LA
WATERMAN BUILDING
PROVIDENCE, RI
PROVIDENCE, RI
The typography for the main headers is inspired by traditional New Orleans street tiles:
Rather than page numbers, the publication uses a system of year intervals to reflect the duration of time each spread is dealing with.
Despite the playful tone, I also speak on life’s biggest challenges—moving to another city, growing into adulthood, grieving the loss of a parent, and discovering to what extent we have control over our lives.
